CECS 4100

 Assignments
 
You are required to complete the following tasks during the scope of this course.
 
  • Required assignments:
    1. PowerPoint presentation introducing your unit
    2. Finding Thematic Resources for Classroom Teachers
    3. Student sample - newsletter or brochure
    4. Website supporting your unit
    5. Final Unit Portfolio
    6. MicroWorlds Project
    A1: PowerPoint Presentation introducing your Unit  Due: February 27, at the beginning of class

    Assignment 1 is a PowerPoint presentation introducing your unit (use Teach to the Future Module 2 for tutorial).
     Components should include:
      Title slide with title, author, course
      Overview slide with content area, grade level, sample activity
      Slide summarizing essential question and relevant unit question(s)
      Slide with objectives
      Brief evaluation plan (sample of student assessment)
      Other information deemed relevant

    Due: February 27, 2003, at the beginning of class
    Turn in: a print-out of your PowerPoint presentation (6 slides to a page). Be prepared to share your presentation
    with other classmates.

    A2: Finding Thematic Resources for Classroom Teachers  Due: March 13, at the beginning of class

    Finding Thematic Resources

    Using criteria discussed in class, choose a form from a practicing teacher to find 5 resources on the theme they listed.
    Find at least one software resource, at least one Internet project, and at
    least one web site. The additional two resources may be any of those three types of resources.

    Due: March 13, 2003, at the beginning of class.
    Turn in: 2 sets of everything. Include the cove sheet like sample provided (word processed) and printouts of the websites.
    One set will be for me to grade and the other one will go directly to the classroom teacher.
     

    A3: Student Sample - Newsletter or Brochure  Due: March 13, at the beginning of class

    Student sample (what you would expect your K-12 students to produce) of a newsletter or brochure
    ( see TTF Module 4 for more details or tutorial). This assignment should meet the following criteria:

          Newsletter should be age appropriate for the grade you are targeting (use 2 or 3 column format)
          Brochure of 4-6 panels
          Content should be in the theme of your unit plan
          Must be produced in MS-Publisher
           Alter one of the sample rubrics or checklists to use for evaluation of your student's work

    Due: March 13, 2003, at the beginning of class.
    Turn in: a print-out of your newsletter or brochure and the evaluation rubric or checklist
     

    A4: Unit Website  Due: April 3, at the end of class

    Assignment 4 Website (similar to TTF Module 6)
     Should include at least:
      3 links to other quality resources for your unit
      3 pages with information/content
      1 page with references/credits
      1 photograph of self and another graphic image

    Due: April 3, 2003, at the end of class
    Turn in: a print-out of each page of your website. It should be ftp'd to the courseweb server
    so we can view it from our class webpage.
     

    A5: Final Unit Portfolio  Due: April 17, at the beginning of class

    Assignment 5 is the updated and completed Unit Portfolio from Assignment 1.

    The following components should be included:
      Title
      Essential Questions (overarching question)
      Unit Questions
      Unit Summary
      Subject Area(s)
      Grade Level(s)
      Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
      State  (TEKS) and National Standards (ISTE)
      Procedures
      Time Requirements
      Prerequisite Skills
      Materials and Resources Required for Unit
      Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
      Student Assessment

        Copy of the PowerPoint presentation of your unit (A2)
        Student samples (A3)
        Copy of your website (printed out - A4)
        Works Cited Page

    See Module 10 for more details.
    Be prepared to present your Portfolio to the class. You will actively participate in the assessment of
    your peers' portfolios and presentations.

    Due: April 17, 2003, at the beginning of class.
    Turn in: A copy of the Portfolio in some type of organized binder.

    A6: MicroWorlds Project  Due: May 1, at the beginning of class
    You will design and create a MicroWorlds project on a topic of use in the K-12 classroom. Make a storyboard or design document (first!) depicting the layout of your project (Example in class).

    MicroWorlds Examples

    Include the following components:

  •  Topic useful in the classroom (math, social studies, language arts, etc.)
  •  Minimum of 10 pages
  •  Appropriate navigational buttons
  •  Animation (moving turtles)
  •  Minimum of 5 procedures called from the program or turtles
  •  Sound or music on at least one page
  •  Text boxes on at least two pages
  •  Creation and use of at least one original or modified shape

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    Due: May 1, 2003, at the beginning of class.
    Turn in:
    (1) Design document
    (2) Project printed out (each page) including a cover sheet.
          On the cover sheet include your name, project title, intended audience, and a brief description of the project
          and  its use in the classroom. Staple all pages in the upper left corner.
    (3) Copy your project onto the instructor's jazz drive or J: drive on the teaching station.
    (4) Show your project to the class.
     

    See Example Projects on the H: drive or visit  some of these MicroWorld Web sites.

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